03/30/2026
Time to Make My Way Home — Dallas Edition ✈️
Eight days ago I left home for Montreal—my first international assignment—starting with a two-day, two-photographer headshot shoot… then flew ~1,500 miles south from snow and a 22° windchill to 75° in Dallas for a large-scale production.
Dallas meant jumping into an 18-photographer team—one of those weeks where everyone just gets it. The kind of rhythm, trust, and camaraderie that makes big events feel seamless.
Those are the moments I appreciate most.
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Grabbed a late checkout at the Ga***rd Texan (clutch), eased into the morning, then treated myself to a few quiet hours in the United Club before heading out.
Sometimes the reset matters as much as the work.
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And then one last moment on the way home…
A woman stops me after security:
“You were our photographer.”
Turns out she and her husband had front-row seats all week—watching me work the entire time.
Then I ran into them again at the gate…
and again while boarding—this time with the show manager running the whole production backstage.
Same smiles. Same energy.
Snapped a quick selfie on the way to my seat.
That’s the part you can’t plan for.
You just show up, do the work…
and sometimes people notice.
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About 1,200 miles to go…
~3,200 miles when it’s all said and done.
Tired—but the good kind.
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And soon…
Home.
My own bed.
Leo.
Jen.
Perfect.
Leave yourself open to those moments…
life usually delivers. 📸
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